The strange British phenomenon of the snatched backseat picture 6 hours ago Noor NanjiCulture correspondent It was 7 PM, two Thursdays ago. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had just been released from police custody when a haunted photo of him, slumped in the backseat of a car, suddenly dropped. The image immediately went …

US President Donald Trump said Friday he would direct every federal agency to immediately stop using technology from AI developer Anthropic. "We don't need it, we don't want it, and will not do business with them again!" Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. Anthropic is mired in a row …

13 hours ago Ian YoungsCulture reporter, Mama Roux's, Birmingham Cruz Beckham, the youngest son of David and Victoria, is trying to forge a path as the frontman in a rock band, and they started their first headline tour this week. What's more, they're not terrible. When Cruz Beckham and his …

6 hours ago Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent Renters are paying an average of at least £1,000 a month for a new tenancy in more than half of British neighbourhoods, according to data shared with the BBC. In 2020, average rent in only 23% of local authority areas in Britain …

Kirk Jones, director of Bafta-winning film I Swear, has said John Davidson was "let down", after the Tourette's campaigner's racist slur was broadcast during the BBC's coverage of Sunday's ceremony. Jones told the Telegraph he initially thought the slur, shouted while black actors Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were …

American singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, who wrote and performed hits through the 1950s and 60s, including Oh! Carol, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Bad Blood, Laughter in the Rain and Calendar Girl, has died at the age of 86. "Our family is devastated by the sudden passing of our beloved …

Across Iranian cities, many are living through sleepless nights and anxious days amid the continued speculation that the United States could be about to carry out military strikes. Some young people in particular are obsessively checking plane- and ship-tracking platforms - some fearful of external intervention, others quietly or openly …

8 hours ago Maia Davies President Trump has said he is not happy with Iran in the wake of the latest talks on its nuclear programme, but said he had not yet decided whether to attack the country. "I'm not happy with the fact that they're not willing to give …

At least 15 people have been killed and others injured after a Bolivian air force cargo plane crashed in the western city of El Alto, the country's authorities say. The incident happened at 18:15 local time (22:15 GMT) on Friday as the plane was arriving at El Alto's airport from …

An 11-year-old boy who had both legs amputated after being assaulted by his birth parents has won his campaign for a new child safety register. Parents guilty of neglect will face similar monitoring to sex offenders following an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill, which the government said it …